Tag Archives: MARKET

Sale of aphrodisiac, body enlargers on the rise in Bolgatanga Market

Sales of sex enhancing and body enlargement products in the Bolgatanga market is on rise despite warnings and confiscation of the products from such traders by the Food and Drugs Authority. The different products which target both genders and aim to boost sexual drive of men, women and increase the …

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Construction firm working on Kejetia market lays off 300 Ghanaian workers

The Brazilian firm working on the Kumasi Kejetia-Central Market Redevelopment Project and the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Maternity ward project, Contracta Construction Limited, has begun laying off some of its workers. According to the company, it has become necessary to lay off some of its workers due to the …

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Filth swallows Ashaiman market

Some market women in the Ashaiman municipality of the Greater Accra Region are seething with anger over the levels of filth in the Ashaiman market area. According to the market women, the filth has piled up in the area over the past four months. They lamented that municipal authorities are …

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PHOTOS: The aftermath of Kantamanto market fire

Traders at Kantamanto are in despair following the unfortunate occurrence at the Central Business District of Accra. Exactly two days after the incident, many who were affected are still counting their losses. The fire outbreak is said to have occurred along the Railway line in the early hours of Tuesday. …

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Ghana named among 15 African countries to launch new single air transport market

After minimal progress since its launch in January 2018, the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) appeared to reach a decision this week with 15 of the 35 signatory states launching a cluster to pilot the scheme in real life. The announcement is a major boost to the proposed joint …

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Oil drops by 3% to reflect reductions on market

Crude oil prices keep plummeting. The commodity is being traded at about 87 dollars a barrel on the international market on Monday. If this development continues coupled with the Bank of Ghana’s ability to provide enough forex at a good rate for the BDCs, fuel prices in Ghana are likely to …

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Planting for Food and Jobs market arrives in Kumasi

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has upscaled its pilot ‘PFJ Market’ to the Ashanti Region, with Day One of the Kumasi event fraught with some challenges. Correspondent Nicholas Osei-Wusu reports that the main farm produce to serve patrons, plantains, were brought to Kumasi after 6 p.m. instead of the …

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VIDEO: Timber falls on 3 cars at Bogoso Market, one person feared dead

One person is feared dead after timber logs fell from a timber truck fell on three cars at the Bogoso market on Saturday after. The timber truck was coming from the Prestea direction towards Bogoso. A lowbed had packed on one side of the road at the market, upon reaching …

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VIDEO: Man Found Dead in Nkwanta Market in Oti Region

A man, identified as Zongo Lee believed to be in his late 50’s has been found dead at Nkwanta in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region. According to reports, the deceased ‘Zongo Lee’ found lying motionless and unwounded in the early hours of Friday, November 11, 2022, at …

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There’s no difference – ‘Disappointed’ civil servants compare prices at government’s PFJ market to public market

Some civil servants have expressed their disappointment with prices at the PFJ market. The Ministry of Food and Agriculture began the sale of ‘cheap’ foodstuff to Ghanaians today November 11, 2022. The move, the Ministry noted, is to sell foodstuff directly from the farmers in the rural areas to persons …

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